title: Type A behavior intervention in primary health care reduces hostility and time pressure: a study in Sweden.
abstract: This study evaluates the effects of an intervention on hostility and time pressure in primary health care patients. A total of 47 men and women were studied, of whom 22 participated in an intervention program and 25 were controls. The intervention group changed global Type A behavior, hostility and time pressure significantly more than the control group and this change was stable up to 2 years following the study. Men altered their behavior significantly more than women.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karlberg
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krakau
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Undén
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013548:Sweden; D013995:Time; D014434:Type A Personality